Cricket 1914

364 t h e w o r l d 1 t Overseas Cricket Chat. UN ITED STATES. The great feature of the matches played in Philadelphia oil June 26 was a century by Barton King, who made 116 and then retired, for Philadelphia v. Moorestown. J. W. Muir scored 58, and helped the crack to put up over 100 for Philadelphia's first wicket. Moorestown’s total was only 74, and of these Brooking made 40. Philadelphia made 206 for 6. Cregar had 4 for 39 for them, King 3 for 32, Middleton 3 for 2. Frankford (R. Wood, jun., 77. Bennett 64, C. H. Winter 60, J. Dixon 58, 13 . Saddinglon 31, W . W. Foulkrod 23) ran up 368 v. Merion. The game was to be continued on the Monday. These were Halifax Cup games. In a Philadelphia Cup match Germantown B scored 236 for 5 and Merion B 143 for 7, and under the time lim it system in practice for these matches Germantown won. A t least, that is the inference, for Ger­ mantown’s innings is reported as closed by “ expiration of time lim it,” not as declared, and Merion as “ using eight players ”— which might possibly mean that they were three short. J. R. Stew'art scored 116, W . L. Cauffman 52, and H. Z. Maxwell 34 for the winners ; R. M. Gummere 41, E. Wood 30, and E. J. Murphy 27 for the losers. Philadelphia (221—Cartwright 52, Graham 43, Robinson 42*) beat Merion C (141 for 8— N. Ewing 4 8 ) Here the time lim it business seems to have entered again. CANADA. Cowichan met with an unexpected defeat on June 20, and lost their place at the top of the Island League (B.C.). They put up 261 for 4, and declared. H. R. Orr, the old Bedfordshire skipper, scored 111*, H. B. Hayward 35*, J. V. Murphy 30, D. W . Taylor 25, and E. C. Brook-Smith 24. Such a total would ensure against defeat 999 times in iooo in Canadian cricket. But this was the thousandth occasion. Victoria replied with 266 for 6— J. W . D. York 50, L. S. V. York 49*, G. C. Grant 47, Alexis Martin 46, M. Cane 36. Altogether over 500 runs wrere 5cored in the course of 5 hours’ play. Civil Service also put up a good total (269) v. Navy, F. Hoyle (68*) being top scorer. V. Wentwood contributed 80 to Oak Bay’s total of 179 v. Restorer, and H. Stone made 51 of Restorer’s small aggregate of 87. Up to June 20 P. N. Welch had taken 37 wickets for n o runs for the Civil Service club. WEST IND IES. The season in Barbados began on June 20, when Harrison College (where Pelham Warner was for a short time before coming to England and to Rugby) made 253 for 8 v. Pickwick, E, C. Collymore scoring 124. On June 13 N. Betancourt, who has frequently represented Trinidad, made 132*, and J. N. Crawford, formerly of the U.C.S. X I, 77* in a total of 277 for 3 by Queen’s Park v. Diego Martin. They added 231 in partnership, but both had luck, the fielding being of the non-epidemical order. ----- +----- B e d f o r d (7 for 43, Huddersfield v. Holmfirth), Gaukrodger (8 for 31, Dalton v. Kirburton), and Meol (6 for 49, Linthwaite Hall r. Slaith- waite) did good bowling performances in Huddersfield League matches. G.W.R. w e r e weakly represented at Broxbourne, several of their best being absentees, and could only total 67, C. E. Honevball (22) top scorer. Broxbourne made 185, Collis contributing the large proportion of 103, a fine hard-hit innings. G.W.R. II drew with Ealing A. St. L u k e ’ s (Woodside) were beaten by Whyteleafe—45 to 93. Fcr St. Luke’s S. Cook bowled well, taking 8 for 57. OF CRICKET. J u ly 18, 1914. The Best Bats in the World -the P. R. D.- AR E MADE BY STDAET SURIDGE» CO * £ USED BY I < The Australians. -C > South Africans, :| & English Team I 1PAPID a VjER IN ALL THE TEST MATCHES. Surridge bats— tlieir real quality places them in a . . class apart. . . Contractors to London County Council and Surrey County C.C. Special terms to Clubs and . . . Schools. . . . 5/6 to 25 /- * 210& 212, BORO’ HIGH STREET, LONDON, S.E. Works : Vine Yard. S.E.. Timber Yard : Clapham Park, S.W. Telephone: H OP 764 ^